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       Wade H. Bradley
       Christopher A. Dunn
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     Patrick Gelsinger
      Albert E. Sisto

      Mark Van Note

 

   Wade H. Bradley
   Managing Director
   wade@empireventures.com
   

Mr. Bradley brings over 15 years in the venture capital, corporate development, investment management and business incubation industries to the Fund.  Mr. Bradley has led investments in 27 technology companies and served on the board of 6 companies.  Mr. Bradley has been an active technology investor since 1988 bring strong operational, financial and strategic experience to portfolio companies.  He is a prominent member of the Pacific Northwest venture capital, entrepreneurial and individual ‘angel’ investor communities.  Mr. Bradley currently serves on the Board of Directors of SnapNames.com and ShareThis, Inc. 

From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Bradley was the Founder and CEO of Elliott Capital Partners.  At Elliott (a startup accelerator) Mr. Bradley developed candidate companies and was the lead professional working directly with startup firms in various industries, focusing on business plan, team development, contact negotiations, financing and merger and acquisition strategies. 

From 1990 to 1995 Mr. Bradley was a Senior Vice President of Sundance Systems (Dallas, Texas) at their San Diego office.  Mr. Bradley was one of the lead investment professionals on various early stage energy, broadcast hardware technology and broadcast content related deals where he managed and directed market analysis, due diligence, technical analysis, business model analysis, and deal structuring with the various entrepreneurs and their specific teams.

From 1988 to 1990 Mr. Bradley was a Strategic Analyst with Pacific Capital Partners assisting in the development and syndication of private equity financings for energy and technology related deals. 

Previously, Mr. Bradley Co-Founded ABA Investment Corporation (commodity trading firm), trading in the global commodity markets on behalf of Saudi Investment Bank preferred clients located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Mr. Bradley negotiated contracts, conducted market analysis, due diligence, trade analysis, executed day and position trading, hedging activities and portfolio management in addition to assisting in the management of the firm’s day-to-day operations.  

Mr. Bradley majored in Business and Finance at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.   
 


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